What is HTML5?

In reality, it is a continuation of previous HTML specification, designed to address how modern web applications are created.

At first glance, several features of HTML5 like local storage, and support for video and audio seem radical when introduced into an HTML specification. However, this simply reflects the needs of modern web design because over the past decade web sites have become increasingly reliant on JavaScript and third-party plug-ins for much of the web’s functionality.

The HTML5 specification attempts to address this issue by bringing much of that functionality directly to the browser.
The result is that it reduces the need of third-party tools and plug-ins, formalizes how certain applications are built, and increases the connection between JavaScript
and the browser.

Credits: Software Developer’s Journal, 09-2013.

Why is HTML5 used for Digital Signage?

Over the past decade website development progress shows great breakthrough and nowadays we can see one-page landing pages enriched with video, animation effects and AJAX technologies, which allow to update data on webpage without refreshing one.

Those technologies are actively used to build one webpage application. If one uses non interactive hardware (screen or kiosk), such an approach is acceptable and can save significant efforts to prepare the final solution.

Supporting graphic hardware acceleration and JavaScript acceleration in web browsers, making such approach as more preferable for fast rolling out of modern digital signage applications .